stretching
Example Sentences
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Olsen: Now that to me seems like this notion of stretching culture, where you’ve had this influence on him that you kind of didn’t even know.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Meanwhile, many older adults are stretching their budgets on the basics.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Two wickets down, next to no runs on the board, Root striding down the steps and stretching at the boundary's edge before sprinting halfway to the crease.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
The contest, in a district stretching from lower Manhattan into brownstone Brooklyn, has featured plenty of bile about Trump, promises of a more affordable city and picayune local disputes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
He was stretching them out when she came in just then.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
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